142
142
Nov 3, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 142
favorite 0
quote 1
we are all heart broken and will miss him dearly. >> hernandez had been working for the tsa since 2010. he is the first tsa officer to be killed in the line of duty. >>> secretary of state met with egy egypt's foreign minister and didn't extend -- because it's quote policy. kerry is the highest level official to visit since morsey's ou ouster. his trial begins tomorrow. >>> after nsa edward snowden met with a german lawmaker in moscow he reportedly said he is willing to testify. he will go to nogermany as longs that country doesn't send him to the us. he said in a manifesto today that he feels justified in spilling intelligence secrets. the german lawmaker who met edward snowden said the confessed leaker wants to testify in front of congress. >> he stressed that he is ready to come before the german parliament to testify and that he would rather go before the pairliment and put the facts on the table. >> she says he is making his own decisions and is not being manipulated by the russians. >> despite the police state surveillance state we have been turning into. i think he would love to
we are all heart broken and will miss him dearly. >> hernandez had been working for the tsa since 2010. he is the first tsa officer to be killed in the line of duty. >>> secretary of state met with egy egypt's foreign minister and didn't extend -- because it's quote policy. kerry is the highest level official to visit since morsey's ou ouster. his trial begins tomorrow. >>> after nsa edward snowden met with a german lawmaker in moscow he reportedly said he is willing to...
151
151
Nov 2, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 151
favorite 0
quote 0
honoring this fallen tsa officer? >> reporter: well, the first thing you'll notice especially if you come at night because it will be more visible at night but when you enter the gates of los angeles, of leak.a.x., ther are 100-foot pylons and those until thursday will be fighting up the light sky blue for the tsa colors. that's the first way. when you go in to check in, what you'll see is that the tsa officers if you look at their badges, almost every single one of them has a black band over it. the reason why this is so significant is these are semi, quasi-law enforcement jobs. many of these folks are former military, but also there are civilians in the mix here. this is shaking them to the core, don, so this for them is certainly reminding them what they put at stake here every day, don. >> i need to get to the press conference. we'll get back to you in just moments. stand by. let's listen in. >> -- found impacting approximately 3,400 passengers. now, passengers are checking in at t-3 now. the jetblue and frontier
honoring this fallen tsa officer? >> reporter: well, the first thing you'll notice especially if you come at night because it will be more visible at night but when you enter the gates of los angeles, of leak.a.x., ther are 100-foot pylons and those until thursday will be fighting up the light sky blue for the tsa colors. that's the first way. when you go in to check in, what you'll see is that the tsa officers if you look at their badges, almost every single one of them has a black band...
233
233
Nov 2, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 233
favorite 0
quote 1
but you cannot arm all the tsa. because when you arm a federal officer, it puts them in a different rank. you have to requalify on the firearms. a lot of my employees were armed. you have to requalify every 30 days. it's very expensive. it's very difficult, but the tsa needs to be protected with armed personnel and i think it has to be officers. i think it has to be police. >> can i ask you something real quickly. because what about the actual physicality of the airports? i notice los angeles, it's not a long distance between the curb and when you get to security. same thing at laguardia, it's, like, security is right there. but there are other bigger airports where you have to go a longer way, there are more steps, more layers. is that something that may possibly we should be looking in to? >> yes. but it's very difficult, because the airports that are newer like hartsfield, like denver, they're set up with many barriers to entry and you have a few main portals and they're easier to secure and less expensive to sec
but you cannot arm all the tsa. because when you arm a federal officer, it puts them in a different rank. you have to requalify on the firearms. a lot of my employees were armed. you have to requalify every 30 days. it's very expensive. it's very difficult, but the tsa needs to be protected with armed personnel and i think it has to be officers. i think it has to be police. >> can i ask you something real quickly. because what about the actual physicality of the airports? i notice los...
127
127
Nov 2, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 127
favorite 0
quote 0
tsa agents are not armed. they prefer to leave the shooting they say the head of their union says to the many armed guards that are in that airport. there are more than 2,000 tsa officers, more than 1,000 l.a. airport police many armed. air marshalls. a lot of and officers in l.a.x. the tsa officers have not asked to be armed but they are the frontline of defense. we saw that today. they were the first ones to face this threat. one of them lost his life for it. >> jim, appreciate the update. thanks. for more on the bigger picture i spoke earlier with tom ridge. during the bush administration he was the nation's first secretary of homeland security. >> mr. secretary, appreciate you joining us. as we said this was the first time a tsa employee has been killed in the line of duty since the organization was established during a time in the bush administration. what do you make of what happened today at l.a.x.? what are the main sort of points you're looking at or interested in finding out more details on? >> well
tsa agents are not armed. they prefer to leave the shooting they say the head of their union says to the many armed guards that are in that airport. there are more than 2,000 tsa officers, more than 1,000 l.a. airport police many armed. air marshalls. a lot of and officers in l.a.x. the tsa officers have not asked to be armed but they are the frontline of defense. we saw that today. they were the first ones to face this threat. one of them lost his life for it. >> jim, appreciate the...
206
206
Nov 5, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 206
favorite 0
quote 0
tonight, breaking news, one of the tsa oicers wounded at l.a.x. describes the rampage that killed one of his colleagues, later killed a friend. >>> and later, what michelle knight endured year after year. she is finally telling her story to dr. phil later tonight. >>> and plus, incident from a player. >>> a tsa officer wounded in friday's rampage at los angeles international airport is telling his story for the f
tonight, breaking news, one of the tsa oicers wounded at l.a.x. describes the rampage that killed one of his colleagues, later killed a friend. >>> and later, what michelle knight endured year after year. she is finally telling her story to dr. phil later tonight. >>> and plus, incident from a player. >>> a tsa officer wounded in friday's rampage at los angeles international airport is telling his story for the f
249
249
Nov 2, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 249
favorite 0
quote 1
shooting will cause changes in tsa. it's unlikely they will begin arming officers. >> los angeles a tough place because they have so many portals into the airport. yes, i think you need an armed guard, armed personnel, law enforcement at the gate. i think it has to be law enforcement for many reasons. you cannot arm all the tsa. when you arm a federal officer, you are in a different rank. you have to requalify every 30 days, it's very expensive and difficult. tsa needs to be protected with armed personnel. i think it has to be officers, police. >> mary tells me one of the challenges at l.a.x. is the fact airport entrances are close to security check points. they have been built with more buffers between the entrances and check points. so, i want to talk more about the shooting with her again, the former fbi profiler and lou, a retired law enforcement agent. mary ellen, it's surprising we haven't seen more attacks like this one. is it surprising and do you think we'll see more? i hate to have you answer that question. is
shooting will cause changes in tsa. it's unlikely they will begin arming officers. >> los angeles a tough place because they have so many portals into the airport. yes, i think you need an armed guard, armed personnel, law enforcement at the gate. i think it has to be law enforcement for many reasons. you cannot arm all the tsa. when you arm a federal officer, you are in a different rank. you have to requalify every 30 days, it's very expensive and difficult. tsa needs to be protected...
122
122
Nov 5, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 122
favorite 0
quote 0
should the tsa have more security, have the right to have guns? would that solve any of this. we are learning more about the alleged gunman, paul ciancia and why he may have been target being tsa officers specifically. according to the latest we have from the fbi, investigators found a note from ciancia that made it clear he wanted to kill tsa officers. now he said he acted alone, but was he part of an anti-government group that is rising in popularity across the united states? as in, could this happen again? out front tonight, a senior fellow at the law center and michael medved. you spend your entire life tracking these things. you say he appears to be in line with a patriot movement, very important word there, patriot, which believes that the federal government wants to destroy freedoms, impose martial law and take away non-law enforcement weapons. are you convinced that ciancia was part of this movement? >> no, i think convinced would be a little strong. we learned over the weekend that there were some other references in his one page, handwritten note. he talked about the
should the tsa have more security, have the right to have guns? would that solve any of this. we are learning more about the alleged gunman, paul ciancia and why he may have been target being tsa officers specifically. according to the latest we have from the fbi, investigators found a note from ciancia that made it clear he wanted to kill tsa officers. now he said he acted alone, but was he part of an anti-government group that is rising in popularity across the united states? as in, could...
109
109
Nov 3, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 109
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> he targeted specifically tsa officers. his intent was very, very clear in his note. >> his target was clear, and now so is the path the l.a.x. shooting suspect to carry out his mission and what he did to make sure his victim was dead. >>> another bad day for president obama's health care act. this time it has nothing to do with the website. what a court ruled that could derail a key provision of obama care. >>> in that case, i will leave and in a few minutes oprah will be here. >> "saturday night live" takes on its credit kicks. how they spoofed the lack of black actresses in its own cast. >>> i would say you are up early, except you did get that extra hour of sleep, right, victor? >> well, listen, i took advantage of the extra hour by staying out an extra three hours. >> there you go. >> math was never my strong suit, but we are here and it's a great sunday morning. >> i went to bed but kept thinking my alarm was not going to go off and i would be late. >> we will bring you the news. >> we want to talk about the attack an
. >>> he targeted specifically tsa officers. his intent was very, very clear in his note. >> his target was clear, and now so is the path the l.a.x. shooting suspect to carry out his mission and what he did to make sure his victim was dead. >>> another bad day for president obama's health care act. this time it has nothing to do with the website. what a court ruled that could derail a key provision of obama care. >>> in that case, i will leave and in a few...
153
153
Nov 4, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 153
favorite 0
quote 0
should tsa officers now be armed? i will ask california senator dianne feinstein. >>> also, are the 2016 battle lines being drawn? chris christie may be heading for a big win that could boost his white house chances as an influential center. it falls on hillary clinton to launch her own run. >>> and four years after political opposition fueled his pl
should tsa officers now be armed? i will ask california senator dianne feinstein. >>> also, are the 2016 battle lines being drawn? chris christie may be heading for a big win that could boost his white house chances as an influential center. it falls on hillary clinton to launch her own run. >>> and four years after political opposition fueled his pl
174
174
Nov 3, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 174
favorite 0
quote 1
>> caller: the tsa officer? i'm not aware of that. my understanding is there are thousands of employees and millions of passengers. i'm sure there's a conflict here or there. but i don't have a sense that there's not a very good working relationship amongst the public safety and homeland security people. >> law enforcement source tells cnn before the repositioning, airport police officers complained to the union about being board with the assignment of being stationed behind the tsa checkpoint. do you think that could have prompted a switch? >> i don't know why they were board. i issue is, i think over time, i think that whole issue of airport security has evolved. i think initially when it was set up, they thought the primary point of danger was at the checkpoint when people were going to be searched. when they are going through the system at the particular point and you needed law enforcement there to protect the tsa officers and to take people into custody if they should show up at the screening with weapons or items that they shou
>> caller: the tsa officer? i'm not aware of that. my understanding is there are thousands of employees and millions of passengers. i'm sure there's a conflict here or there. but i don't have a sense that there's not a very good working relationship amongst the public safety and homeland security people. >> law enforcement source tells cnn before the repositioning, airport police officers complained to the union about being board with the assignment of being stationed behind the tsa...
167
167
Nov 1, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 167
favorite 0
quote 0
some kind of rant against the tsa. it indicated hatred for the tsa. it is not clear where that comes from. what kind of grooms he might be associated with. these are something the authorities are trying to check out at this hour. he is still very much a mystery to authorities. especially as far as what his motivation is and what was the, what was his association with tsa. what really motivated, his dislike for the tsa. >> 23 years old and look at the damage this individual allegedly has done. this is the first tsa officer killed in the line of duty. >> that's right. when you look at this, this is one of the best protected airports in the world. it has 2,100 tsa officers. more than 1100 los angeles airport police. many of them armed. and one man with one gun, it looks like an assault rifle, shut it down and killed one of those officers and was able to break through that phalanx of security guards. even when you set these very high security standards in a place that has been attacked before, it is hard to protect against every event you'llality. >> they
some kind of rant against the tsa. it indicated hatred for the tsa. it is not clear where that comes from. what kind of grooms he might be associated with. these are something the authorities are trying to check out at this hour. he is still very much a mystery to authorities. especially as far as what his motivation is and what was the, what was his association with tsa. what really motivated, his dislike for the tsa. >> 23 years old and look at the damage this individual allegedly has...
347
347
Nov 2, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 347
favorite 0
quote 0
was the tsa prepared to handle this? do we know much about that specific check point and how he was able to get through? >> speaking to folks at the tsa, they focus on keeping weapons and other dangerous things off the airplane. they tend to leave the shooting to trained shooters and in fact, i spoke to the head of the tsa union today and he said that's one thing they haven't asked for. they haven't asked for their agents, officer, rather to be armed. that said, after i reported that i got tweets back from some tsa agents out there who disagree with that position and feel like one of them wrote to me unarmed sitting ducks but that's at least the union position, and to be clear, it's not like there aren't loads of armed agents running around an airport like that. there are 2100 tsa officers in lax and more than a thousand l.a. airport police armed and the dha with air marijuanas on board planes and also on the airport. so a lot of armed agents around. it the tsa agent's position to leave the shooting to them and they will
was the tsa prepared to handle this? do we know much about that specific check point and how he was able to get through? >> speaking to folks at the tsa, they focus on keeping weapons and other dangerous things off the airplane. they tend to leave the shooting to trained shooters and in fact, i spoke to the head of the tsa union today and he said that's one thing they haven't asked for. they haven't asked for their agents, officer, rather to be armed. that said, after i reported that i...
173
173
Nov 1, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 173
favorite 0
quote 0
there is at least one other tsa employee who was wound by gunshot. there are additional injuries, some of which seem to be potential evasion injuries, where they may have injured themselves trying to get away. at this point, we have one terminal shut down and we will have it shut down for a while while we continue the investigation. forensics team are in there from the fbi as well as the lapd. their work is long and methodical and they will take their time on this to be complete in their investigation. we do have a up the line. i would like to pass out. that an fbi tip line. the number is 1-888-226-8443. if you have, i would seek the public's assistance. if they have information which would be beneficial to this investigation and we ask that they please keep it to that. we would like to know about it'll we do have that line staffed right now. it is available and we are ready to run those leads. additional information, i can you want all the facts. we cannot provide those to you at this point. i see some of you smiling. we're not going to give -- >> w
there is at least one other tsa employee who was wound by gunshot. there are additional injuries, some of which seem to be potential evasion injuries, where they may have injured themselves trying to get away. at this point, we have one terminal shut down and we will have it shut down for a while while we continue the investigation. forensics team are in there from the fbi as well as the lapd. their work is long and methodical and they will take their time on this to be complete in their...
290
290
Nov 2, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 290
favorite 0
quote 0
in this case, this individual gets past tsa. and we're not sure how many armed police officers are in that terminal area. but they certainly were not in close proximity to the tsa location where they were shot and the one officer killed. >> let's talk about this because a law enforcement official tells cnn that armed police were removed from tsa checkpoints at l.a.x. earlier in the year to allow the officers to roam the terminal as long as they were no farther than two minutes away from that point. what's the reason for that why do that? >> well, you don't have to be a world class track star to cover 100 yards in 15 or 20 seconds. so a person with an assault rifle within two minutes can be a long way into that airport and into the departure area. so they have to ask themselves, and i'm sure everybody is going to be asking now, is that adequate? and i think the facts yesterday demonstrate that certainly, from the tsa protection standpoint, not really. the tsa officers have not been armed historically, and the argument is that, we
in this case, this individual gets past tsa. and we're not sure how many armed police officers are in that terminal area. but they certainly were not in close proximity to the tsa location where they were shot and the one officer killed. >> let's talk about this because a law enforcement official tells cnn that armed police were removed from tsa checkpoints at l.a.x. earlier in the year to allow the officers to roam the terminal as long as they were no farther than two minutes away from...
83
83
Nov 2, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 83
favorite 0
quote 0
one tsa agent dead, two others hurt in a shooting at l.a.x. now new information about the suspected gunman and a potential motive for the rampage. >>> a controversial nypd program remains in place. officers can stop and frisk anyone they think looks suspicious. but does the program unfairly target african-americans? >>> and chris brown is in rehab, but not for drugs or alcohol. the singer is getting treatment for anger issues. are celebs using rehab to avoid bigger legal problems? all that coming up. >>> a major investigation is under way at the los angeles international airport. a day after a gunman burst in and killed a tsa officer. here's what we know today. tsa administrator john pistole is on his way to los angeles today. he is expected to meet with the family of killed tsa officer hernandez and others. right now l.a.x. is open but no flights are leaving from terminal 3 where the shooting happened yesterday. a tweet from the airport says people who left things in that terminal yesterday can now get them at the ticket counter. >>> we're al
one tsa agent dead, two others hurt in a shooting at l.a.x. now new information about the suspected gunman and a potential motive for the rampage. >>> a controversial nypd program remains in place. officers can stop and frisk anyone they think looks suspicious. but does the program unfairly target african-americans? >>> and chris brown is in rehab, but not for drugs or alcohol. the singer is getting treatment for anger issues. are celebs using rehab to avoid bigger legal...
1,760
1.8K
Nov 4, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 1,760
favorite 0
quote 2
should tsa officers now be armed? i will ask california senator dianne feinstein. >>> also, are the 2016 battle lines being drawn? chris christie may be heading for a big win that could boost his white house chances as an influential center. it falls on hillary clinton to launch her own run. >>> and four years after political opposition fueled his plans to try them in new york city, attorney general eric holder says they would be on death row right now. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> right now, we're learning much more about the bloody shooting rampage at los angeles airport that sent panicked passengers fleeing for their lives, left a tsa officer dead and three more victims wounded. now there's a brand new push by the union that represents tsa officers to give them law enforcement status, in other words, guns and arrest powers to protect themselves and the public. meantime, the suspect, who allegedly targeted the tsa, remains in critical condition. cnn's stephanie elam has been piecing together
should tsa officers now be armed? i will ask california senator dianne feinstein. >>> also, are the 2016 battle lines being drawn? chris christie may be heading for a big win that could boost his white house chances as an influential center. it falls on hillary clinton to launch her own run. >>> and four years after political opposition fueled his plans to try them in new york city, attorney general eric holder says they would be on death row right now. i'm wolf blitzer....
248
248
Nov 1, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 248
favorite 0
quote 0
you know, did this person, did this shooter, this possibly know this tsa agent? was it a random act? who is this person? what's their affiliation? these are all questions that law enforcement want to know. still find it interesting, we haven't seen the triage area broken down. maybe out of an abandbundance o caution. there's planes that are landing, we see some action, planes moving around the taxi ways, but they still have not broken down this triage area, and i have counted five or six medic units, ambulances that are still there. and the fire department command post right there, we see a battalion chief's vehicle, probably an ems supervisor, as well as on the left, the law enforcement with the mobile command unit there and a lot of activity there. there's a lot of work to do on the law enforcement side of things with this investigation. we saw two fbi agents, looked like one possibly with the evidence response team. walking into the airport. saw them there early on. because if in fact it was a tsa agent we're hearing who was wounded, it will be -- that is a fe
you know, did this person, did this shooter, this possibly know this tsa agent? was it a random act? who is this person? what's their affiliation? these are all questions that law enforcement want to know. still find it interesting, we haven't seen the triage area broken down. maybe out of an abandbundance o caution. there's planes that are landing, we see some action, planes moving around the taxi ways, but they still have not broken down this triage area, and i have counted five or six medic...
293
293
Nov 1, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 293
favorite 0
quote 0
here on the east coast, a shooter shot a tsa guard, tsa agent, then went through the terminal. he ultimately was shot as well. police say that he is in custody. we're not sure about how he is doing. seven other individuals were wounded at least, according to law enforcement officials. i want to now go to senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen for the latest on the condition of individuals. elizabeth, we know from ronald reagan ucla medical center that three individuals were admitted there. what do we know about them and what do we know about the other wounded? >> right. those three who are at ucla ronald reagan, there are two in fair condition and one in critical condition. all we know about these patients is that they're adult males. that's all we know. one in critical, two in fair. they did note the patients in fair condition usually go home within a day or two so it seems like those injuries really aren't terribly severe. as you noted, three were sent -- three patients were sent to other area hospitals. we don't know anything about those patients right now. >> and we w
here on the east coast, a shooter shot a tsa guard, tsa agent, then went through the terminal. he ultimately was shot as well. police say that he is in custody. we're not sure about how he is doing. seven other individuals were wounded at least, according to law enforcement officials. i want to now go to senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen for the latest on the condition of individuals. elizabeth, we know from ronald reagan ucla medical center that three individuals were admitted...
193
193
Nov 1, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 193
favorite 0
quote 0
so the tsa is far better, but they are sitting ducks. >> the first line of security is that tsa checkpoint. if you go to other airports around the world as you have, there are always checkpoints as you drive into the airport. they stop your vehicle. is that something we should be considering here? >> well, folks, at least as old as me will remember that we did that in the wake of september 11th, 2001. we did have those kinds of checkpoints. l.a.x. is particularly difficult, because we have so many different terminals. a lot of airports you have one main entranceway, like atlanta, that gets you into all the areas of the airport, but it's much easier to secure it. airports like l.a.x., dallas/ft. worth, kansas city, there are so many portals, areas to secure that they're tough. l.a.x. is one of those tough airports. they have decisional issues that maybe some other airports like heartsfield don't have. >> mary coffee, thanks for coming in. >> thank yskaufo, just as it wa happening, we are our correspondents and analysts standing by. much more as our special coverage continues. she loves a lo
so the tsa is far better, but they are sitting ducks. >> the first line of security is that tsa checkpoint. if you go to other airports around the world as you have, there are always checkpoints as you drive into the airport. they stop your vehicle. is that something we should be considering here? >> well, folks, at least as old as me will remember that we did that in the wake of september 11th, 2001. we did have those kinds of checkpoints. l.a.x. is particularly difficult, because...
199
199
Nov 2, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 199
favorite 0
quote 0
airport police are getting lots of help one day after a gunman opened fire killing a tsa officer and bringing chaos to one of the world's busiest airports. >> today in our enhanced pl
airport police are getting lots of help one day after a gunman opened fire killing a tsa officer and bringing chaos to one of the world's busiest airports. >> today in our enhanced pl
100
100
Nov 4, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 100
favorite 0
quote 0
>> tsa was at the bottom of the stairs. so from where the screening station is, it is back a few ways, probably about, i don't know, ten yards or so from the stairs. so if you are at the rear of the screening station, you can't see to the bottom of the stairs. >> okay. cy want to read something from you. this is tsa's response. i want to get your reaction. here is what they say. each airport authority along with its state and local law enforcement partners is responsible for securing airport property. commercial airports in the united states are required to have an approved airport security program asp. these plans are written and drafted by each airport local authority and approved by the tsa. it is up to each airport authority and their state and local law enforcement partners to follow the plan that's been implemented. so that was a response to a reque question that we had. >> first i'm glad to get an actual response from mr. pistol. we met with him a year ago about these concerns and he was pretty dismissive about them.
>> tsa was at the bottom of the stairs. so from where the screening station is, it is back a few ways, probably about, i don't know, ten yards or so from the stairs. so if you are at the rear of the screening station, you can't see to the bottom of the stairs. >> okay. cy want to read something from you. this is tsa's response. i want to get your reaction. here is what they say. each airport authority along with its state and local law enforcement partners is responsible for...
955
955
Nov 4, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 955
favorite 0
quote 1
the tens of thousands of tsa employees. if you start trying to train every one of them, that's going to require classroom training, training on the range. and then recurring training. it's not something you do once and forget about. it's very expensive problem significancings you might have to hire many, many more people to make up for the time that some of the people are going to lose while doing that kind of training. and now you're talking, you know, you're introducing many, many more weapons into an airport environment. with people who probably are not going to have quite as much training or ability as the local police officers who get expensive training. so you know, the question in this is i think for my mind, isn't so much whether tsa should be armed. think the decisions is for them not to be. the question if they're not armed and if the police know it, where are the police? it is incumbent on the police to have enough officers there, to back them up. because those tsa officers are the first line of inspection before
the tens of thousands of tsa employees. if you start trying to train every one of them, that's going to require classroom training, training on the range. and then recurring training. it's not something you do once and forget about. it's very expensive problem significancings you might have to hire many, many more people to make up for the time that some of the people are going to lose while doing that kind of training. and now you're talking, you know, you're introducing many, many more...
47
47
Nov 2, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 47
favorite 0
quote 0
we know tsa agents aren't allowed to carry guns. but the shooter obviously had an assault weapon and there were law enforcement who came in and shot him. do you have any recollection of how many shots you heard? >> i would say between 10 and 15, although i didn't keep count. though there were quite a few shots. >> that sounds like what other people are saying, too. >> they moved. because the lounge is as i said on the second floor. and the first two or three shots were sounded like they were coming down the hallway into the wide open round place where the waiting area is for the boarding gates. and then there was a flurry of shots that took place right where the boarding area is. that's where the majority of the shots they heard were fired. >> all right. well, tim, thank you very much. we appreciate your taking the time. i know it's been an incredibly long and stressful day. so thank you for talking to us. i want to bring jeff beede in now, former counterterrorism officer. he helped design the security we use at airports. jeff i bel
we know tsa agents aren't allowed to carry guns. but the shooter obviously had an assault weapon and there were law enforcement who came in and shot him. do you have any recollection of how many shots you heard? >> i would say between 10 and 15, although i didn't keep count. though there were quite a few shots. >> that sounds like what other people are saying, too. >> they moved. because the lounge is as i said on the second floor. and the first two or three shots were sounded...
132
132
Nov 2, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 132
favorite 0
quote 0
he shot one tsa officer and wounded several others. the airport is open again and details tonight emerging. we have more from the airport and chris lawrence outside the suspect's home in new jersey. we'll begin, what do we know about what happened today? >> reporter: passengers say it was a normal day at the airport when suddenly they heard very, very loud popping, one man said it sound the like it must have been from a large gun. many saw spark s and started running. there was the beat of calm and then absolute chaos, sheer terror as people were trying to flee this terminal. what happened afterwards is that after this gunman was taken down by the police, passengers here were completely stuck and it was gridlock. you can see, piers, there is still people walking up and down the streets trying to figure out how to get to the next destination. >> and in terms of actually what he did, we now know she shot dead one tsa officer. we think he wounded a second tsa officer, a third person was also wounded. we believe and others may have suffere
he shot one tsa officer and wounded several others. the airport is open again and details tonight emerging. we have more from the airport and chris lawrence outside the suspect's home in new jersey. we'll begin, what do we know about what happened today? >> reporter: passengers say it was a normal day at the airport when suddenly they heard very, very loud popping, one man said it sound the like it must have been from a large gun. many saw spark s and started running. there was the beat...
145
145
Nov 2, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 145
favorite 0
quote 0
he shot one tsa officer and wounded several others. the airport is open again and details tonight emerging. we have more from the airport and chris lawrence outside the suspect's home in new jersey. we'll begin, what do we know about what happened today? >> reporter: passengers say it was a normal day at the airport when suddenly they heard very, very loud popping, one man said it sound the like it must have been from a large gun. many saw spark s and started running. there was the beat of calm and then absolute chaos, sheer terror as people were trying to flee this terminal. what happened afterwards is that after this gunman was taken down by the police, passengers here were completely stuck and it was gridlock. you can see, piers, there is still people walking up and down the streets trying to figure out how to get to the next destination. >> and in terms of actually what he did, we now know she shot dead one tsa officer. we think he wounded a second tsa officer, a third person was also wounded. we believe and others may have suffere
he shot one tsa officer and wounded several others. the airport is open again and details tonight emerging. we have more from the airport and chris lawrence outside the suspect's home in new jersey. we'll begin, what do we know about what happened today? >> reporter: passengers say it was a normal day at the airport when suddenly they heard very, very loud popping, one man said it sound the like it must have been from a large gun. many saw spark s and started running. there was the beat...
112
112
Nov 3, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 112
favorite 0
quote 0
at lax hugging the tsa officers trying to comfort them. moments of healing. we also saw beautiful moments at the red sox victory parade this weekend. >> it's something. you got to see the moving scene. i mean, people were just brought to tears at the finish line of the boston marathon. >> yeah, plus, he's known for helping boost the careers for stars like harrison ford, but now best-selling author scott toro is out with the latest novel. >> and he'll tell us about it here on "new day." the secret is out. hydration is in. [ female announcer ] only aveeno daily moisturizing lotion has an active naturals oat formula that creates a moisture reserve so skin can replenish itself. aveeno® naturally beautiful results. ♪ [ male announcer ] 1.21 gigawatts. today, that's easy. ge is revolutionizing power. supercharging turbines with advanced hardware and innovative software. using data predictively to help power entire cities. so the turbines of today... will power us all... into the future. ♪ moment at the boston red sox victory parade. it was
at lax hugging the tsa officers trying to comfort them. moments of healing. we also saw beautiful moments at the red sox victory parade this weekend. >> it's something. you got to see the moving scene. i mean, people were just brought to tears at the finish line of the boston marathon. >> yeah, plus, he's known for helping boost the careers for stars like harrison ford, but now best-selling author scott toro is out with the latest novel. >> and he'll tell us about it here on...
241
241
Nov 4, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 241
favorite 0
quote 0
should tsa officers, for example, be armed. we went out and asked people a simple question: how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, one thing that hasn't changed much is the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sure you have the money you need to enjoy all of these years. ♪ ♪ hooking up the country whelping business run ♪ to enjoy all of these years. ♪ trains! they haul everything, safely and on time. ♪ tracks! they connect the factories built along the lines. and that means jobs, lots of people, making lots and lots of things. let's get your business rolling now, everybody sing. ♪ norfolk southern what's your function? ♪ ♪ helping this big country move ahead as one ♪ ♪ norfolk southern how's that function? ♪ . right now the markets are mixed. the dow jones industrials up five points. not much move
should tsa officers, for example, be armed. we went out and asked people a simple question: how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, one thing that hasn't changed much is the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sure you have the money you need to enjoy all of these years. ♪ ♪...
399
399
Nov 1, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 399
favorite 0
quote 0
a tsa agent has been shot and killed. another tsa agent wounded. seven people in total, according to fire, seven people hurt, six taken to area hospitals. so as the investigation is now under way, fbi taking the lead with lapd working alongside of them. we are now hearing more and more from what these people, these people who thought they were just waking up to get on a plane, what they saw and heard. take a listen. >> just describe where you were at the time that this incident was taking place. >> we were in line as everything is happening. i think we were probably like -- we were ten men down from the front to get everything on our plane as we heard one shot and we were like all right, cool, we heard the second one and that's when we all ducked. but the first shot, just like caught us off guard. second shots went in and i just started making walls and walls out of luggages. i could see that guy walking towards the escalator just pointing down past us. >> the guy with the gun? >> yeah, the guy with the gun was pointing down the escalator. as i'm l
a tsa agent has been shot and killed. another tsa agent wounded. seven people in total, according to fire, seven people hurt, six taken to area hospitals. so as the investigation is now under way, fbi taking the lead with lapd working alongside of them. we are now hearing more and more from what these people, these people who thought they were just waking up to get on a plane, what they saw and heard. take a listen. >> just describe where you were at the time that this incident was taking...
78
78
Nov 3, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 78
favorite 0
quote 0
the tsa is obviously unarmed. we also know that los angeles moved to kind of the rooving patrols throughout the airport as opposed to having for sure one armed guard at a security check point. do you see anything worth rethinking right now? >> i talked to the director of tsa john pistol yesterday. we talked about a review of the policies at airports. every airport is a little bit different but the coordination with the local police is key because remember, tsa officers are not armed. it the local police that provide the perimeter security, if you will, that's a more soft target outside the check points and so, what we want to do is conduct and i want to work with the director of tsa to lack at how are we coordinating with locals at the airports of security, police officers to see is there something we can do better or differently? i will commend the officers, though, for a very quick and effective response. as you point out, he had multiple rounds that could have killed so many more people. we're fortunate that th
the tsa is obviously unarmed. we also know that los angeles moved to kind of the rooving patrols throughout the airport as opposed to having for sure one armed guard at a security check point. do you see anything worth rethinking right now? >> i talked to the director of tsa john pistol yesterday. we talked about a review of the policies at airports. every airport is a little bit different but the coordination with the local police is key because remember, tsa officers are not armed. it...
237
237
Nov 2, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 237
favorite 0
quote 0
watch this. >> should tsa officers have guns? >> absolutely. you know, they're at a very vital point of airport security. they should be properly trained and be armed at that point, so that they're not somewhat sitting ducks there. i mean, the whole notion or concept that you're screening for weapons and you could encounter one by someone of ill intent and not able to respond to him, is ludicrous. >> what happened today was the law enforcement people at l.a.x., the l.a.x. police, the people that are trained at the airport to intervene, did that. and they saved a lot of lives. >> let's bring in jeffrey beady, a former cia counterterrorism officer and helps set up security for l.a.x. jeff, you're joining us from boston. good morning to you. >> good morning, allison, good morning victor. i l.a.x. (unintelligible) -- j uft to set the record straight on that one. >> okay. what about friday? thinking about l.a.x. on friday, is it important they have guns? >> it's not important they have guns but each of the screening points we recognize that's where
watch this. >> should tsa officers have guns? >> absolutely. you know, they're at a very vital point of airport security. they should be properly trained and be armed at that point, so that they're not somewhat sitting ducks there. i mean, the whole notion or concept that you're screening for weapons and you could encounter one by someone of ill intent and not able to respond to him, is ludicrous. >> what happened today was the law enforcement people at l.a.x., the l.a.x....
361
361
Nov 4, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 361
favorite 0
quote 0
as we have seen, first, they thought it was a tsa agent who was trying to kill other tsa agents. so a lot of our problems aren't coming from terrorism, yes, that's a huge concern, but so are neighbors and coworkers that have become unhimpged, become unstable or disgruntled. i think an industry that has so much stress is not the place to add -- >> you would know as a former flight attendant. you point out, your husband is a pilot. you are all for security. let me read this, this is part of your cnn.com opinion piece that jumped out at me in this post-9/11 era. you said i was never a fan of armed pilots. another flight attendant might have felt insured, but when i walked into a cockpit to find a pilot with a gun on his lap, i was rattled. i had met the guy before, had no reason to distrust him, but even the thought of an incident was enough to question my safety. is it about people or is it about guns? >> it's a little bit of both, when you're adding -- you can screen people, but you don't know what's going to happen later in their lives or in the work place, as we have seen a lot
as we have seen, first, they thought it was a tsa agent who was trying to kill other tsa agents. so a lot of our problems aren't coming from terrorism, yes, that's a huge concern, but so are neighbors and coworkers that have become unhimpged, become unstable or disgruntled. i think an industry that has so much stress is not the place to add -- >> you would know as a former flight attendant. you point out, your husband is a pilot. you are all for security. let me read this, this is part of...
118
118
Nov 5, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 118
favorite 0
quote 0
tonight, breaking news, one of the tsa oicers wounded at l.a.x. describes the rampage that killed one of his colleagues, later killed a friend. >>> and later, what michelle knight endured year after year. she is finally telling her story to dr. phil later tonight. >>> and plus, incident from a player. >>> a tsa officer wounded in friday's rampage at los angeles international airport is telling his story for the first time just moments ago. tony grigsby, 36 years old, his colleague, james speer was also shot. his colleague, gerardo hernandez was also shot and killed. >> before i share my experience, for a moment, let me take a minute to express the sadness if feel from my heart over the loss of my friends. he was killed in the line of duty, gerardo hernandez. only now it has hit me that i will never see him again. he was a wonderful person. and a friend, and i will miss him. i send my condolences to his family. last time i talked to him, we joked about going on vacation to mexico and what should i do, where i should not go? i talked to him a lot. v
tonight, breaking news, one of the tsa oicers wounded at l.a.x. describes the rampage that killed one of his colleagues, later killed a friend. >>> and later, what michelle knight endured year after year. she is finally telling her story to dr. phil later tonight. >>> and plus, incident from a player. >>> a tsa officer wounded in friday's rampage at los angeles international airport is telling his story for the first time just moments ago. tony grigsby, 36 years old,...
175
175
Nov 2, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 175
favorite 0
quote 0
one tsa officer is dead, two others wounded. new details about the suspect and what the goal may have been. >>> plus -- more than 1 million people are showing they are boston strong. a parade in beantown celebrating the red sox's world series ti e title, and honoring the city's resilient, six months after the boston marathon bombing. >>> and an e-mail lands a u.s. marine in hot water. he could get booted for mishandling classified information. but some say he should be rewarded instead. >>> an urgent investigation is going on right now at los angeles, because of the l.a.x. shooting. a day after a gunman burst in killing a tsa officer, the suspect was detained after being shot, according to an intelligence source. our affiliate kcal and kcbs got this exclusive video, and it purportedly showing paul ciancia handcuffed to a stretcher. cnn cannot independently confirm who that person is on that stretcher. video from inside the terminal moments after shots were fired did show how chaotic it was. >> on the floor! on the floor! on the
one tsa officer is dead, two others wounded. new details about the suspect and what the goal may have been. >>> plus -- more than 1 million people are showing they are boston strong. a parade in beantown celebrating the red sox's world series ti e title, and honoring the city's resilient, six months after the boston marathon bombing. >>> and an e-mail lands a u.s. marine in hot water. he could get booted for mishandling classified information. but some say he should be...
70
70
Nov 4, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 70
favorite 0
quote 0
and once there, he allegedly opened fire killing a tsa official. is was shot by officers and is in critical condition this morning. here is more on in a cnn exclusive report. >> reporter: days before his murderous rampage, this woman says ciancia was already plotting his crime. >> he asked one of the roommates if he could have a ride to the airport. >> why did he need a ride? >> he was going back home. either that his dad was sick and he had to deal with family issues. >> did anyone see a ticket? >> no. he also didn't mention what day he had to leave. >> reporter: she says ciancia rarely left the apartment since moving here in januarying him as socially awkward and a heavy smoker. the day she put his plan into action, it took his roommate by surprise. >> that morning he knocked and said i need to leave. take me now. >> reporter: they believe this was the moment he texted family members in new jersey telling them that he was going to commit suicide. police came to his home. >> he has a bag. goetz in the car. >> yeah? >> off the go. and a short time
and once there, he allegedly opened fire killing a tsa official. is was shot by officers and is in critical condition this morning. here is more on in a cnn exclusive report. >> reporter: days before his murderous rampage, this woman says ciancia was already plotting his crime. >> he asked one of the roommates if he could have a ride to the airport. >> why did he need a ride? >> he was going back home. either that his dad was sick and he had to deal with family issues....
208
208
Nov 2, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 208
favorite 0
quote 0
hernandez, he is the first tsa agent to die in the line of duty, since the tsa was formed back in 2001. he then makes his way over to the departure area, the main airport, if you will, and that's where you had many people run for their lives. take a listen to how one passenger described the scene. >> it didn't sound like a pop. it sounded like a boom. so, at first, i couldn't tell if there was an accident or an explosion or what it was, before we had the chance to turn around and hear someone scream "gun," and security agents were screaming, get down, get down, get down. people were crawling all over each other. and my glasses got knocked off somewhere in between, so i can't see much. i just held onto my husband's hand. >> reporter: well, in terms of the suspect, ciancia, we know he took several rounds to the chest. at this point, we don't know his condition. we know he's in the hospital, and we don't know whether authorities have been able to question him. back to you. >> all right, dan simon, keep us posted. thank you so much. >>> so from tragedy to triumph right now, let gaes to bos
hernandez, he is the first tsa agent to die in the line of duty, since the tsa was formed back in 2001. he then makes his way over to the departure area, the main airport, if you will, and that's where you had many people run for their lives. take a listen to how one passenger described the scene. >> it didn't sound like a pop. it sounded like a boom. so, at first, i couldn't tell if there was an accident or an explosion or what it was, before we had the chance to turn around and hear...
386
386
Nov 4, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 386
favorite 0
quote 2
and kill as tsa officer. a note found on him said he wanted to instill fear into their traitorous minds. so was he a terrorist? >>> plus -- >> whatever this video shows, the residents deserve to see it. >> this is the story when an poll xapology is not an apology. >>> and we just got done with halloween and the full throttle paint everything red and green nonstop ho, ho, ho rude salespeople, even more rude crowds, ugly sweaters, christmas retail is here. >> i could feel the christmas noose beginning to tighten. >> it's already tight. past the eggnog and let's go shopping for some deals. newsroom continues now. >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. caught on tape. smoking what appears to be a crack pipe. that's the very serious allegation toronto police are making against that city's mayor saying evidence they recovered in an investigation is, quote, consistent with reports of the mayor's drug abuse. now mayor ford is apologizing. sort of. >> i'm not perfect. i have made mista
and kill as tsa officer. a note found on him said he wanted to instill fear into their traitorous minds. so was he a terrorist? >>> plus -- >> whatever this video shows, the residents deserve to see it. >> this is the story when an poll xapology is not an apology. >>> and we just got done with halloween and the full throttle paint everything red and green nonstop ho, ho, ho rude salespeople, even more rude crowds, ugly sweaters, christmas retail is here. >> i...
204
204
Nov 1, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 204
favorite 0
quote 0
by the look of it, a tsa uniform. yeah. we'll get off that. there are emergency responders in action there. it's clearly a very active situation at l.a.x. you're seeing pictures elsewhere of another person being brought out on a wheelchair and being brought out in a bit of a hurry too with armed responders escorting him to medical assistance. it's obviously still a very fluid situation. there's a lot of emergency service personnel there in first responders. we're seeing a lot of police cars. a lot of ambulances. pair are medics. >> and one of the things we also saw was people who were evacuating on foot and also by wheelchair. there's a shuttle bus, of course, that runs between the terminals. and it helps get the travelers getting one from terminal to another. we had a gentleman talking about terminal 3. we understand that this potential shooting incident was outside of terminal 2. you saw somebody who was just running from the scene. but overall, it does not look like people are panicked in any way. it looks like they're tending to another pe
by the look of it, a tsa uniform. yeah. we'll get off that. there are emergency responders in action there. it's clearly a very active situation at l.a.x. you're seeing pictures elsewhere of another person being brought out on a wheelchair and being brought out in a bit of a hurry too with armed responders escorting him to medical assistance. it's obviously still a very fluid situation. there's a lot of emergency service personnel there in first responders. we're seeing a lot of police cars. a...
158
158
Nov 4, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 158
favorite 0
quote 0
hatred toward the tsa and
hatred toward the tsa and
211
211
Nov 5, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 211
favorite 0
quote 0
." >>> coming up a tsa agent shot while protecting passengers at l.a.x. and describing the moments right after the attack. we will have his story. >>> a woman nine months prosecuting brutally attacked inside her home and her husband watching in horror as he speaks with her online from overseas. we are going to have an update on her condition and also the baby's condition. >>> switching gears here p.m. time for your morning rhyme. tweet us with your own original verse. it could be about anything. let's make it about miguel marques this morning and you'll get extra brownie points. it has to be #earlystart or #earlyrhyme. we will read the best one on on the air in our next half hour. get creative. avo: the volkswagen "sign then drive" sales event is back. which means it's never been easier to get a new passat, awarded j.d. power's most appealing midsize car, two years in a row. and right now you can drive one home for practically just your signature. get zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit, and zero first month's payment on any new 2014 volkswagen.
." >>> coming up a tsa agent shot while protecting passengers at l.a.x. and describing the moments right after the attack. we will have his story. >>> a woman nine months prosecuting brutally attacked inside her home and her husband watching in horror as he speaks with her online from overseas. we are going to have an update on her condition and also the baby's condition. >>> switching gears here p.m. time for your morning rhyme. tweet us with your own original...
170
170
Nov 3, 2013
11/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 170
favorite 0
quote 1
there were implications early on in the number of reports that the shooter might be a -- a tsa employee. these things come out in the first minutes and hours that seem to misdirect the attention of the public. why shouldn't that matter? >> my point is there are two cat divorce of mistakes in a live -- categories of mistakes in a live broadcast. one is a mistake on fact the other is a mistake with a person. if you misidentify the person, in other words, in the newtown shooting, we thought that ryan lanza was the assailant finisor while when it was adam. that affects a person. big deal. also with the navy yard, cbs and nbc said it was someone whom we won't name that it turned out not to be. that affects that person's lives. as we learn later when report said the guy was freaking out. >> sure. >> the other mistakes like, say, the wrong weapon, other atmospherics aren't as consequential. >> i mean, you know, why shouldn't viewers and readers have the expectation that the places they're turning for authoritative information will get it right and will, in fact, be authoritative on this? >> th
there were implications early on in the number of reports that the shooter might be a -- a tsa employee. these things come out in the first minutes and hours that seem to misdirect the attention of the public. why shouldn't that matter? >> my point is there are two cat divorce of mistakes in a live -- categories of mistakes in a live broadcast. one is a mistake on fact the other is a mistake with a person. if you misidentify the person, in other words, in the newtown shooting, we thought...